The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-05-19
goeals.
North Carolina State Board Of Agri-
culture. " - ..t,..

Col. w. F. Green, 4th Congressional
District. 49,
J. H. Murrow, 9Th Congressional Dis
trict. ss-t ,
S. B. Alexander, 9th Congressional Dis
trict (elect).H
A. Leazer, 18th Congressional District.
Burwell Blanton, Sth Congressional Dis
trict.
DIR. G. D. Smith, 9th Congressional Dis
OFFICERS.
John Robinson, Commissioner
r. K. Bruner, Acting Secretary.
C. w. Dabney,, Jr., Chemist and Direc-
tor of Experiment Station.
John T.. Patrick, General Agent Immi-
grafton.
TRUSTEES OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND MA
CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The members of the Board of Agricul-
ture, to whom are added:
w. S. Primrose, Wake.
G. q. French, Fender.
Fl. E. Fries, Forsyth.
Gen. R. Barringer, Mecklenburg.
Elias Carr, Edgecombe.
STATE GRANGE PArRoNs OF
w. R. Williams, Falkland, Pitt county,
Master.
DR.. J. w. Seasons, Bethel, Lecturer.
W. II. Powell, Battleboro, Treasurer.
III. T. J. Ludwig, Mt. Pleasant, Secre-
tary.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rev. VIM. Grant, Jackson, n. G.
Capt. W. FL. Powell, Battleboro,
N. 7. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
THE NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
President-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
Edgecombe county.
Vice Presidents-W. R. Williams, LIST
Congressional District; w. A. Darden,
I'd Congressional District; G.. q. French,
Sd Congressional District; w. F. Green,
4th Congressional District; H. E. Fries,
9TH Congressional District; J. S. Reid, 9th
Congressional District; w. Fl. Hobson,
7th Congressional District; Burwell Blan-
ton, 9Th Congressional District; w. II.
Mcclure, 9th Congressional District
B. F. Hester, Oxford, Secretary; S..
Ohio Wilson, Vineyard, and w. E.. Ben
bow, Oak Ridge, Assistant Secretaries.
COMMITTEE
D. Reid Parker, Trinity College, A. M.
McIver, Oaks, d. Men. Mckay, Averas-
boro; L.. L. Polk, Raleigh, and G.. Nc
Donald, Concord.
N. C. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
W. G. Upchurch, Raleigh, President;
John Nichols, Raleigh, Secretary.
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1t is said that Mrs. u. S. Grant is
dying Of diphtheria.
The next Episcopal State Convention
will be held at Salisbury on the, fourth
Wednesday in May, 1888
1t is stated that the acreage planted
in corn in the Southern States is 241 per
cent greater than last year.
We sympathise with our friend Wade
II. Harris, of Charlotte, and his estimable
wife in the death of their little son.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of North Carolina holds it's annual
communication at Charlotte on the 24th
inst. t"
The celebration Of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence on the goth
inst, in Charlotte, promises to be a grand
affair. -
During the Baptist Convention in
Louisville, a foreign mission mass meet
ing was held and $4,000 were subscribed
on the spot.
The collector of the part of San Fran
cisco seized 100000 worth Of opium ON
the 18th inst, which had just arrived from
Hong Kong.
Mr.. III. J. Dowell, on account of i'll
health, retires from the editorship of the
Windsor Ledger and is succeeded by
Benz. H. Swain.
The Gold Leaf wants a Vance county
cattle show to be held at Henderson, and
says that Vance county can make a good
exhibit of fine cattle.
Keep your boys and girls at home
after night, at least within sight. The
devil is a night Waterman. That is when
he gets in his biggest work.
The government is about to purchase
a tract of 224 acres Of land about two
miles from Washington, to be used as an
experimental farm for the Department of
Agriculture.
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